One month already?

I can hardly believe it has been a month since Elijah was born. He is growing so fast! Here is a little slideshow of the pictures I took of him at his one month mark!

It's my Party...and I'll cry if I want to!

And another birthday rolls around for me. Luckily I have lots of great family & friends that help me celebrate it. Pictured below are my friends Allie, Tiana, Kimberly, and Jill. We went to Red Robin for lunch...I even included a photo of my sandwich (yummy). Chad sent me a really beautiful bouquet of flowers in a fountain...so I thought I'd put that on there as well.

 

Three Weeks and Counting

Grandma and Grandpa Banda requested more photos of Elijah. He is growing so much, and as you can see has already changed quite a bit. He is such a joy in our house!

 

As you can tell I was having a good time snapping pictures while he was awake.

Rachel the Gymnastics Queen

Rachel was really excited to start her first gymnastics class!

The Banda Family

Our blog just wasn't complete without some photos from the Banda side of the family! These photos were taken in January 2008 while visiting our family in Arizona. This one is the whole Banda family starting on the left with Seth's family, Sean's family, Mom & Dad, Our family, and Shem.


Elijah was on the way in this one.

Grandma & Grandpa Banda holding Lucas and Rachel...things have expanded since then 3 fold!

Sean & Erin (Sean is Chad's brother)

You can see his face in this one! :)


Seth, Becca, & Lucas (Becca's brother is the artist that took these photos). Oh and Seth is Chad's brother in case you couldn't tell!

Rachel didn't like this one much.

Here we are taking a little walk.

Labor Day Fun 2008

This Labor Day weekend we had quite a lot of fun! Heather's Aunt Dianna came down from the land of the Great Lakes (Michigan) to visit us and meet her new little nephew. We went to visit a museum close to home in Dodgeville, Wisconsin called the House on the Rock. It was so much more than we expected and we had a great time. Here are some of our photos.

Rachel in front of one of the many automated music collections at the House on the Rock.

The largest carousel in the world.

Chad and Rach stop to pose for a cute picture in front of a water wheel.

Watch out behind you! It's a Sea Monster!

The Family on our trip to the House on the Rock in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

Mom giving Elijah a little hug! She sure has been a huge help!

Aunt Dianna visiting us for Labor Day weekend and meeting Elijah!

Elijah at 2 weeks!

I just would like to know where the last week went. It's already flying by! I'm just enjoying having a baby that is a newborn size! It's much different than Rachel who was born looking like she was a month old.


Daddy will love this one! Go Sun Devils!

Summer Fun 2008

Okay, so I know I'm a little late posting these photos, but better late than never! Rachel and Heather spent several weeks in Kansas visiting family following Marci's (our little niece) baby blessing. Here are some of the fun things we did.

What a ride!

Levi and Rach waiting patiently for the circus to begin.

Rachel and her cousin Levi had a great time talking Grandma into buying them a cotton candy.